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Same Course, Different Ratings
Mar 14, 2018
Study says students rate male instructors more highly than women even when they're teaching identical courses.
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The 2017 Survey of Admissions Directors: Pressure All Around

Sept. 13, 2017 -- Inside Higher Ed's 2017 Survey of College and University Admissions Directors explores the views of these officials on a wide range of timely issues.

Download a full survey report here.

The survey, conducted in conjunction with researchers from Gallup, is the latest in Inside Higher Ed's series of surveys of key higher ed professionals.

On Thursday, Sept. 28, at 2 p.m. Eastern, Inside Higher Ed will present a free webcast to discuss the results of the survey. Sign up here.

The Inside Higher Ed survey of admissions directors was made possible in part by advertising support from Jenzabar, Intersect by Hobsons, Liaison, Blackboard Student Lifecyle Services and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.

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New Strategies to Navigate International Enrollments
“New Strategies to Navigate International Enrollments” is Inside Higher Ed's new on-demand compilation of articles. You may download a copy free, here.
 
And we invite you to sign up here for a free webcast on the themes of the booklet, featuring Inside Higher Ed's editors, on Thursday, May 10, at 2 p.m. Eastern.
 
This booklet was made possible in part by the advertising support of the TOEFL® program at ETS.
 

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Tuition and fees still rising faster than aid, College Board report shows
October 25, 2017

Tuition and fees increased by a few percentage points across the board, and aid failed to keep pace, annual College Board report shows.

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Graduate school enrollment grows again, but at slower rate
September 28, 2017

Enrollment at graduate schools is still increasing, but at a slower pace than before. Researchers point to a market correction and declining growth in international students.

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How two institutions diversified their faculties without spending big or setting hard targets
September 28, 2017

Boston College and UC Riverside share how they quickly hired more faculty members from underrepresented minority groups, without relying on hard numerical targets or costly initiatives.

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Scores on new SAT show large gaps by race and ethnicity
September 27, 2017

As College Board unveils results from the new version of the exam, Asians beat all other groups.

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Trustees and new presidents lead push for tuition resets despite debate over the practice's effectiveness
September 25, 2017

Large number of private colleges plan tuition resets next year despite many experts’ view that the practice is a gimmick. The colleges hope to grow enrollment, contain student costs and prove critics wrong. But it won’t be easy.

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The continuing costs of racial preferences (essay)
September 19, 2017

Those who defend them should consider whether they’d require them indefinitely and whether such a requirement is consistent with good race relations in the country America is becoming, argues Roger Clegg.

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Speaker implores NACAC attendees to change practices he believes are racist
September 15, 2017

Racism hurts students throughout the college admissions process, leading scholar tells meeting of admissions counselors.

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An analysis of the College Board's study on grade inflation (essay)
September 15, 2017

James S. Murphy explores the question in light of a recent study on the topic.

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Reports highlight woes faced by the one-third of all college students who transfer
September 14, 2017

Three reports highlight different ways that changing colleges is difficult. Bottom line (in one expert’s words): transferring students are “abused.”

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Boston University financial aid change yields sizable increase in Pell-eligible students
September 7, 2017

Using funds from its endowment to expand financial aid, Boston University notches sizable increase in proportion of its freshmen who come from low-income backgrounds.

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